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17 Mackenzie Benham
Mackenzie Benham
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Marshall, Mich.
  • High School:
    Marshall
  • Position:
    OH
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    2.76
  • h %
    .153
  • a/s
    0.13
  • b/s
    0.21
  • sa/s
    0.05
  • d/s
    2.26

Bio

Freshman (2018): Played in 21 matches and 51 sets ... Tallied 95 kills (1.86 kills per set) ... Earned a hitting percentage of .208, third highest amongst team members with 50 or more attacks ... Added 14 assists (.27 assists per set) ... Earned three service aces ... Contributed 84 digs (1.65 digs per set) ... Had 10 blocks during the season (2 solo and 8 assisted). 

Prep:

Personal: 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0
Oct 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1
Oct 26 Olivet (Mich.) L, 3-0
Oct 30 at Bluffton W, 3-2
Nov 2 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0
Nov 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2
  Total Conference
Matches 29 9
Sets 111 37
Kills 306 90
Kills per set 2.76 2.43
Errors 130 59
Total Attacks 1151 421
Hitting Percentage .153 .074
Assists 14 4
Assists per set 0.13 0.11
Service Aces 5 4
Service Errors 16 9
Service Aces per set 0.05 0.11
Receptions 545 237
Reception Errors 36 10
Digs 251 120
Digs per set 2.26 3.24
Block Solo 5 3
Block Assist 18 6
Block Total 23 9
Blocks per set 0.21 0.24
Block Errors 10 3
Ball Handling Errors 1 0
Points 325.0 100.0
Points per set 2.9 2.7
Matches started 24 7

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 30 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 1 3 1 2 14 -.071 0 1.5
Aug 30 vs. Lawrence W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 18 .444 0 9.0
Aug 31 at Capital W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 28 .286 1 9.5
Aug 31 vs. St. John Fisher W, 3-1 1 4 10 2 33 .242 1 10.0
Sep 4 at Concordia (Mich.) L, 3-0 1 3 14 1 31 .419 0 14.0
Sep 6 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-2 1 5 14 3 56 .196 1 14.0
Sep 6 at Penn St.-Behrend W, 3-0 1 3 7 5 34 .059 0 7.0
Sep 7 vs. Bethany (W.V.) W, 3-1 - 4 14 1 37 .351 0 14.0
Sep 7 vs. Fredonia W, 3-1 - 4 5 2 23 .130 1 6.5
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 6 3 24 .125 0 6.5
Sep 13 at Otterbein L, 3-1 1 4 5 7 28 -.071 0 5.0
Sep 14 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) W, 3-1 1 4 11 6 47 .106 0 11.5
Sep 14 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 1 4 18 7 50 .220 1 18.0
Sep 17 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 19 2 45 .378 0 19.5
Sep 21 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 11 3 38 .211 0 12.0
Sep 21 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 1 4 13 6 50 .140 1 13.0
Sep 28 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-1 1 4 12 8 40 .100 3 12.0
Sep 28 at Kalamazoo W, 3-2 1 5 16 3 57 .228 1 18.0
Oct 5 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 19 11 63 .127 0 20.0
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 11 6 31 .161 0 13.0
Oct 12 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 16 11 66 .076 1 17.0
Oct 16 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 8 4 51 .078 0 8.5
Oct 18 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 9 6 40 .075 0 10.0
Oct 23 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 23 .043 1 5.0
Oct 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 9 6 52 .058 0 10.5
Oct 26 Olivet (Mich.) L, 3-0 1 3 8 2 29 .207 0 9.0
Oct 30 at Bluffton W, 3-2 1 5 7 7 57 .000 2 7.0
Nov 2 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 7 5 38 .053 0 9.0
Nov 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 14 6 48 .167 0 15.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 30 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0
Aug 30 vs. Lawrence W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0
Aug 31 at Capital W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 31 vs. St. John Fisher W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 4 at Concordia (Mich.) L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 1
Sep 6 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-2 1 5 9 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 6 at Penn St.-Behrend W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 7 vs. Bethany (W.V.) W, 3-1 - 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 vs. Fredonia W, 3-1 - 4 11 1 1 1 2 0
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 13 at Otterbein L, 3-1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 14 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 14 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 17 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 21 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 7 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 21 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 28 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-1 1 4 9 0 0 1 0 0
Sep 28 at Kalamazoo W, 3-2 1 5 11 0 2 1 2 0
Oct 5 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 22 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 4 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 12 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 11 0 0 1 0 0
Oct 16 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 21 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 18 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 13 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 23 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 3 0 3 0
Oct 26 Olivet (Mich.) L, 3-0 1 3 13 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 30 at Bluffton W, 3-2 1 5 19 0 0 1 0 0
Nov 2 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 13 2 0 0 2 0
Nov 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 10 0 2 0 2 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 30 vs. Otterbein L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 8 3
Aug 30 vs. Lawrence W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 - 1
Aug 31 at Capital W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 5 0
Aug 31 vs. St. John Fisher W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 - 1
Sep 4 at Concordia (Mich.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 17 2
Sep 6 vs. Westminster (Pa.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 1 20 1
Sep 6 at Penn St.-Behrend W, 3-0 1 3 0 0 4 1
Sep 7 vs. Bethany (W.V.) W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 16 2
Sep 7 vs. Fredonia W, 3-1 - 4 0 0 0 0
Sep 10 Adrian (Mich.) W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 13 1
Sep 13 at Otterbein L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 32 3
Sep 14 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 14 2
Sep 14 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 3-1 1 4 0 2 20 3
Sep 17 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-0 1 3 0 1 21 1
Sep 21 at Ohio Northern L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 16 2
Sep 21 vs. Kenyon W, 3-1 1 4 0 0 20 1
Sep 28 vs. Alma (Mich.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 21 0
Sep 28 at Kalamazoo W, 3-2 1 5 1 1 35 0
Oct 5 Hanover (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 1 2 36 1
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 3-0 - 3 1 0 21 0
Oct 12 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 1 3 46 2
Oct 16 Earlham (Ind.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 0 16 1
Oct 18 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 22 2
Oct 23 Anderson (Ind.) W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 20 0
Oct 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 3-1 1 4 0 2 33 2
Oct 26 Olivet (Mich.) L, 3-0 1 3 0 1 16 0
Oct 30 at Bluffton W, 3-2 1 5 0 1 29 1
Nov 2 Mt. St. Joseph W, 3-0 - 3 0 0 14 1
Nov 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 3-2 1 5 0 0 30 2

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2018-19 21 51 95 1.86 26 331 .208 14 0.27 104.0 2.0
2019-20 29 111 306 2.76 130 1151 .153 14 0.13 325.0 2.9
2020-21 17 53 156 2.94 61 542 .175 9 0.17 182.5 3.4
2021-22 20 71 225 3.17 114 877 .127 16 0.23 257.5 3.6
Total 87 286 782 2.73 331 2901 .155 53 0.19 869.0 3.0

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2018-19 21 51 84 1.65 2 8 10 0.20
2019-20 29 111 251 2.26 5 18 23 0.21
2020-21 17 53 142 2.68 6 9 15 0.28
2021-22 20 71 215 3.03 7 15 22 0.31
Total 87 286 692 2.42 20 50 70 0.24

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2018-19 21 51 3 0.06 164 15
2019-20 29 111 5 0.05 545 36
2020-21 17 53 16 0.30 187 11
2021-22 20 71 18 0.25 426 20
Total 87 286 42 0.15 1322 82

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 29 111 306 2.76 130 1151 .153 14 0.13 325.0 2.9
Conference 9 37 90 2.43 59 421 .074 4 0.11 100.0 2.7
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 8 28 80 2.86 36 325 .135 1 0.04 88.0 3.1
Away 12 48 137 2.85 63 508 .146 6 0.13 145.5 3.0
Neutral 9 35 89 2.54 31 318 .182 7 0.20 91.5 2.6
Result                      
Wins 17 63 175 2.78 66 635 .172 9 0.14 186.5 3.0
Losses 12 48 131 2.73 64 516 .130 5 0.10 138.5 2.9
Month                      
August 4 13 29 2.23 6 93 .247 2 0.15 30.0 2.3
September 14 53 165 3.11 57 560 .193 8 0.15 171.0 3.2
October 9 37 91 2.46 56 412 .085 4 0.11 100.0 2.7
November 2 8 21 2.63 11 86 .116 0 0.00 24.0 3.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 29 111 251 2.26 5 18 23 0.21
Conference 9 37 120 3.24 3 6 9 0.24
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 8 28 101 3.61 2 8 10 0.36
Away 12 48 99 2.06 2 7 9 0.19
Neutral 9 35 51 1.46 1 3 4 0.11
Result                
Wins 17 63 129 2.05 4 9 13 0.21
Losses 12 48 122 2.54 1 9 10 0.21
Month                
August 4 13 14 1.08 0 2 2 0.15
September 14 53 94 1.77 2 6 8 0.15
October 9 37 120 3.24 1 8 9 0.24
November 2 8 23 2.88 2 2 4 0.50

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 29 111 5 0.05 545 36
Conference 9 37 4 0.11 237 10
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 8 28 2 0.07 169 7
Away 12 48 3 0.06 277 18
Neutral 9 35 0 0.00 99 11
Result            
Wins 17 63 3 0.05 254 17
Losses 12 48 2 0.04 291 19
Month            
August 4 13 0 0.00 13 5
September 14 53 1 0.02 249 19
October 9 37 4 0.11 239 9
November 2 8 0 0.00 44 3

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